[afro-nets] Fast condoms on sale in South Africa

["Brian Pazvakavambwa" <pazvakavambwab@zw.afro.who.int>]

Fast condoms on sale in South Africa 
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Condoms, which promoters say can be put on in just one second, are going on sale in South Africa this week. "Using an ordinary condom is a real pain," says Pronto condom designer Willem van Rensburg.   "By the time the condom is on, the mood is halfway out the window." Pronto condoms do not need to be unwrapped. Mr van Rensburg told the BBC he hopes it will encourage people to use condoms in a country where 5.5m people have HIV - one of the world's highest figures. "If you're slow, it'll take you three seconds. You can really do it in one," Mr van Rensburg's former business partner Roelf Mulder told the AFP news agency
   
For the rest of the articles, visit the following websites:   
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6120914.stm
http://www.prontocondoms.co.za/index.htm
   
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Dr Brian Pazvakavambwa
WHO AFRO, Harare
mailto:pazvakavambwab@zw.afro.who.int